These letters look like English letters and they sound almost the same:
A a E e К к М м О о Т т
A a a as in calm
E e e as in pen or ye as in yes
(in the beginning of a word)
О о o as in stop
К к k as in kite
М м m as in miss
Т т t as in tree
You can already start connecting letters and reading words in Tuvan. Try sounding out the words first and then listen to the audio to check yourself:
Please proceed to Group 2 to get acquainted with the next group of letters.